List of Presidents of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

Throughout its more than 120 years of history, the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata has had 55 Presidents who took on the responsibility of steering the institution. Many of them contributed to the growth of the Club over the years.

The president who had the longest term was Oscar Emir Venturino, who served for 11 years. Héctor Atilio Delmar was the only president to serve three terms: 1983–1989, 1992–1998, and 2010–2012. Miguel Gutiérrez and Edelmiro Palacios had two terms each.

The current President of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is Gabriel Pellegrino.[1][2][3] On 15 December 2019, after declining to seek re-election,[1][2][3] Pellegrino was re-elected to a three-year term[4]

First president
Saturnino Perdriel 1887.

Saturnino Perdriel was the founder and first president of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Perdriel was an outstanding neighbour and merchant during the first few years of the city of La Plata, in addition to being a civil servant at the Treasury Department of the Province of Buenos Aires. He died prematurely in 1888, after one year as club president.[5]

Electoral system

Nowadays, the President of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is chosen by its associates, by means of general elections that take place every three years.[6] Any club member over 18 years of age, and with at least three years seniority in the Club, have a right to vote. Members with over seven years seniority have a right to be elected to the Club governmental body, the Management Commission or "Directory".

List of presidents

Below are listed all the presidents elected since the foundation of the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata:[7]

OrderImagePresidentBeginningEndNotes
1stSaturnino Perdriel18871888First President. He died in 1888. The charge relied on to vice-president Etcheverry, until by the new assembly was elected president of the club, José Antonio Lagos.[8]
2ndDomingo Etcheverry3 April 1888
3rdJosé Antonio Lagos3 April 18888 February 1889
4thOsvaldo Botet9 February 188915 December 1889During its presidency, the Corporate Headquarters of the intersection of 5 and 54 street, was moved to 53 Avenue between 4 and 5 streets of the city.
5thDr. Adolfo Montier18891891
6thDr. Ricardo C. Aldao18911891
7thDr. Alejandro Korn18911894
8thDr. Mariano Paunero18941896
9thDr. Teodoro Granel18961896
10thNorberto Casco18961897
11thCap. Miguel Gutiérrez18971897
12thDr. Julio Julianez Islas18971898
13thJuan M. González18981900
14thDr. Edelmiro Palacios19001903
15thCap. Miguel Gutiérrez19031904
16thDr. César Ameghino19041905
17thRicardo Guido Lavalle19051906
18thIng. Benjamín Sal19061907
19thDr. Horacio J. Araúz19071909
20thDiego Arana19091910
21stDr. Edelmiro Palacios19101913
22ndJulio J. Paz19131913
23rdDr. Emiliano de La Puente19131913
24thJuan José Atenció19131913Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency.
25thDr. Emiliano de La Puente19131914
26thTelésforo B. Ubios19141914
27thDr. Emiliano de La Puente19141915
28thJacinto Augusto Castellanos19151915Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency.
29thDr. Emiliano de La Puente19151917
30thGuillermo O'Reilly19171919
31stDr. Alejandro Oyuela19191920
32ndDr. Horacio Casco19201925
33rdDr. Augusto Lidiedal19251927
34thDr. Alberto González19271928
35thDr. Adolfo Rivarola19281929
36thJuan Carlos Zerillo19291931Torneo Argentino Amateur Champion in 1929.
37thJuan T. Erbiti19311932
38thIng. Juan Ángel Marmonti19321932
39thDr. Plácido Seara19321934
40thJuan T. Erbiti19341936
41stOsvaldo Cortelezzi19361937
42ndJosé Julián Saiñas19371938
43rdIng. José Montalvo19381942
44thDr. Carlos C. Tejo19421945
45thDr. Plácido Seara19451945
46thCap. Horacio Barandiarán19451947
47thDr. Gabriel Rodríguez19471948
48thDr. Carlos Insúa19481955
49thGenaro Rucci19551957
50thDr. Laureano Durán19571967
51stDr. Pedro Osvaldo Enrique Soria19671968On 13 December 1967 assumes the presidency, but because of his differences with the Board his resignation to it, assuming Venturino 2 April 1968.[9]
52ndOscar Emir Venturino19681979[10][11]
53rdCdr. Jorge Tittarelli19791980
54thTomás Sessa19801980
55thNorberto Coco Sánchez19801983
56thAlejandro Breccia19831983
57thMario Milazzo19831983
58thDr. Hugo Barros Schelotto19831983
59thHéctor Atilio Delmar19831989In 1984, with Delmar, Gimnasia was promoted to Primera división.
60thCdr. Roberto Vicente19891992
61stHéctor Atilio Delmar19921998In 1992 Gimnasia qualified to Copa Conmebol; in 1993 it won the Copa Centenario; and in 1995, 1996 y 1998 was Primera División runner-up.
62ndCdr. Héctor Domínguez19982004Domínguez won the 28 November 1998 with 1847 votes (49.89 percent) against 1450 of Delmar (the 39.16 percent) and 405 votes (the 10.94 percent) of Marcelo Ferrari.[12][13][14][15]
63rdIng. Francisco Gliemmo20042004[16][17]
64thJuan José Muñoz20042007[18]
65thHugo Capdebarthe20071 December 2007
66thWalter Gisande1 December 2007
59thHéctor Atilio DelmarDecember 2010July 2012
60thDaniel OnofriJuly 2012(acting, following Delmar's resignation)

Largest periods
President Years
Oscar Emir Venturino11
Laureano Durán10
Carlos Insúa7

See also

References
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  2. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-argentina-maradona/maradona-to-stay-on-at-gimnasia-idUKKBN1XV2NE
  3. https://sports.yahoo.com/maradona-returns-gimnasia-head-coach-095808541.html
  4. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/16/c_138634325.htm
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